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Abandoned torpedo factory
Art
Maker: Waite, Allan George
Scene inside an torpedo factory, showing abandoned and partially destroyed munitions. This image was painted in the 1950s from a photograph taken in 1946 while Waite was stationed in Japan with the B...ART94065
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Agfa Box 45 camera carry case, film and shutter release cable : Sergeant F Lawrence, Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps
Technology
Maker: Agfa Kodak Ltd.
Agfa Box 45 camera carry case, film and shutter release cable. The canvas case has a flap opening secured by a metal press stud. Written underneath the flap is 'LAWRENCE F 2/45056'. The case has an ad...REL25568.002
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Agfa Box 45 Camera : Sergeant F Lawrence, Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps
Technology
Agfa Box 45 camera. The camera has a steel body with a black ribbed finish. There are two waist level viewfinders to enable pictures to be taken in a portrait or landscape format. On the side of the c...REL25568.001
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Airstrip, Ozuki
Art
Maker: Rowed, Reg
2 New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF), area near Chofu and Shimoniseki. This aerodrome was used for the training of Japanese kamikaze pilots during the later stages of the war. From here they would...ART26382
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A Japanese fishing village on the Inland Sea with men working o their fishing nets.
Photograph
Maker: Queale, Alan
A Japanese fishing village on the Inland Sea with men working o their fishing nets.129963
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A1689 LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN ALEC MUGGLETON, (RIGHT), WINNING THE 800 METRES AT A COMBINED UNITED ...
Photograph
A1689 LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN ALEC MUGGLETON, (RIGHT), WINNING THE 800 METRES AT A COMBINED UNITED STATES- AUSTRALIA SPORTS MEETING AT AN RAAF STATION IN SOUTHERN JAPAN. ALSO IN THIS PICTURE IS CORPORAL G...JK0001
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A member of 66th Infantry Battalion Jenko Force, looks out over a strong jetty of pine saplings, ...
Photograph
Maker: Queale, Alan
A member of 66th Infantry Battalion Jenko Force, looks out over a strong jetty of pine saplings, during reconnaissance and security patrols of islands of the Inland Sea.129966
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Antiques very old
Art
Maker: Tabei, K
Depicts two American or British women visiting an antiques shop, 'Antiques very old', with several staues on display. Much to their surprise, a man can be seen in the background carving an 'old' antiq...ART95093
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Anzac Park, Kure, Australia Day 1950
Art
Maker: Colville, George
The artist's impression of the Australia Day parade on Anzac Park, Kure, of BCOF troops. Mount Haigamine forms the background.ART26935
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Arnold, Keith M (Private)
Private Record
Maker: Arnold, Keith Milton
Personal scrapbook maintained by NX206059 Private Keith Arnold, covering his experiences during recreation leave and active service during 1946-1947 with No.2 Sub-Depot, 21 Australian Army Ordinance U...PR01125
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AT SEA. 1946-02-09. AUSTRALIAN TROOPS OF THE 34TH BRIGADE BEING SERVED THEIR EVENING MEAL ABOARD ...
Photograph
AT SEA. 1946-02-09. AUSTRALIAN TROOPS OF THE 34TH BRIGADE BEING SERVED THEIR EVENING MEAL ABOARD THE TRANSPORT VESSEL STAMFORD VICTORY. THE SHIP WAS TAKING THEM TO JAPAN TO JOIN THE BRITISH COMMONWEAL...125558
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AT SEA. 1946-02-08. HMAS ARUNTA, A TRIBAL CLASS DESTROYER, SEEN FROM THE TRANSPORT VESSEL ...
Photograph
AT SEA. 1946-02-08. HMAS ARUNTA, A TRIBAL CLASS DESTROYER, SEEN FROM THE TRANSPORT VESSEL STAMFORD VICTORY THAT WAS TAKING AUSTRALIANS OF THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OCCUPATION FORCE (BCOF) TO JAPAN. (PH...125559
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AT SEA. 1946-02-08. MEN OF THE 34TH BRIGADE PLAYING TWO-UP WITH DICE ON NO. 3 DECK OF THE ...
Photograph
AT SEA. 1946-02-08. MEN OF THE 34TH BRIGADE PLAYING TWO-UP WITH DICE ON NO. 3 DECK OF THE TRANSPORT VESSEL STAMFORD VICTORY. THE SHIP WAS TAKING AUSTRALIANS OF THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OCCUPATION FORC...125557
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AT SEA OFF JAPAN. 1946-02-11. MEN PLAYING CARDS, RELAXING AND LISTENING TO A SAXOPHONIST BELOW ...
Photograph
AT SEA OFF JAPAN. 1946-02-11. MEN PLAYING CARDS, RELAXING AND LISTENING TO A SAXOPHONIST BELOW DECKS OF THE TRANSPORT VESSEL STAMFORD VICTORY. THE SHIP WAS TAKING AUSTRALIANS OF THE BRITISH COMMONWEAL...125547
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AT SEA OFF JAPAN. 1946-02-10. NX101664 LIEUTENANT J. A. HALLETT, 42ND PORT OPERATING COMPANY, ...
Photograph
AT SEA OFF JAPAN. 1946-02-10. NX101664 LIEUTENANT J. A. HALLETT, 42ND PORT OPERATING COMPANY, DEALING CARDS TO OFFICERS OF THE 34TH BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS DURING A GAME ABOARD THE TRANSPORT VESSEL STAMF...125543
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AT SEA OFF JAPAN. 1946-02-11. NX165683 WARRANT OFFICER 2 L. W. HALL WRITING A LETTER HOME IN THE ...
Photograph
AT SEA OFF JAPAN. 1946-02-11. NX165683 WARRANT OFFICER 2 L. W. HALL WRITING A LETTER HOME IN THE SENIOR NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS (NCOS) MESS ABOARD THE TRANSPORT VESSEL STAMFORD VICTORY. THE SHIP WAS...125546
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AT SEA OFF JAPAN. 1946-02-10. OFFICERS ENJOYING A GAME OF BRIDGE IN THEIR MESS ABOARD THE ...
Photograph
AT SEA OFF JAPAN. 1946-02-10. OFFICERS ENJOYING A GAME OF BRIDGE IN THEIR MESS ABOARD THE TRANSPORT VESSEL STAMFORD VICTORY. LEFT TO RIGHT: LIEUTENANT COLONEL MARSDON, COMMANDING OFFICER 65TH BATTALIO...125544
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AT SEA OFF JAPAN. 1946-02-10. OFFICERS ENJOYING A GAME OF CARDS IN THEIR MESS ABOARD THE ...
Photograph
AT SEA OFF JAPAN. 1946-02-10. OFFICERS ENJOYING A GAME OF CARDS IN THEIR MESS ABOARD THE TRANSPORT VESSEL STAMFORD VICTORY. THE SHIP WAS TAKING AUSTRALIANS OF THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OCCUPATION FORCE...125545
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AT SEA OFF JAPAN. 1946-02-11. QX43760 CORPORAL J. RENTON, NX167876 CORPORAL SVENSON AND VX117749 ...
Photograph
AT SEA OFF JAPAN. 1946-02-11. QX43760 CORPORAL J. RENTON, NX167876 CORPORAL SVENSON AND VX117749 CORPORAL W. L. WARDLEY, ALL OF THE 65TH BATTALION, PEELING AND SLICING ONIONS FOR BREAKFAST ABOARD THE ...125549
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Australian Service Medal 1945-1975 : Commander G A Beange, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australian Service Medal 1945-1975 with clasps 'JAPAN', 'FESR' and 'PNG'. Pantograph engraved reverse with recipient's details.REL37352.010
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Australian Service Medal 1945-75 : Group Captain D C Hurst, RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Royal Australian Mint
Australian Service Medal 1945-75 with clasp 'JAPAN'. Pantograph engraved on reverse with recipient's details.REL/10787.010
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Australian Service Medal 1945-1975 : Private H J Heron, 66 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australian Service Medal 1945-1975 with clasps 'JAPAN' and 'SW PACIFIC'. Pantograph engraved on reverse with recipient's details.REL31577.004
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Australian Service Medal 1945-1975 with clasp 'JAPAN' : Corporal T J Jubb, 1 Platoon, A Company, 3 RAR
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australian Service Medal 1945-1975 with clasp 'JAPAN'. Pantograph engraved reverse with recipient's details.REL27652.003
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Australian Service Medal 1945-75 with 'JAPAN', 'PNG' and 'SW PACIFIC' clasps: Warrant Officer Class I L H W Andrew
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australian Service Medal 1945-75 with 'JAPAN', 'PNG' and 'SW PACIFIC' clasps, engraved on reverse with recipient's details.AWM2017.1053.1.8
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Back to Tokyo, 15 miles
Art
Maker: Tabei, K
Depicts a man in a suit standing on the side of the road, next to a broken down car, which is on a road with the sign 'Back to Tokyo 15 miles' nearby. The car is on a road in a landscpe with hills and...ART96000
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Bengazi to Sinanjui: A true account of a soldier’s experiences by Keith Lindsay Lewtas
Digitised Collection
Maker: Lewtas, Keith Lindsay
Manuscript relating to the military service of Warrant Officer Keith Lindsay Lewtas. This manuscript written in approximately 1967 covers his service from when he enlisted in 1939 to his return to Aus...AWM2019.22.109
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Between War and Peace
Manuscript
Maker: Carter, Carolyne
"Between War and Peace: The Experience of Occupation for Members of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force, 1945 - 1952". PhD thesis.MSS1749
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Bleechmore, Sidney John CBE (Brigadier b: 1914)
Manuscript
Maker: Bleechmore, Sidney John
Brief history of the role performed by the Royal Australian Engineers during the occupation of Japan as part of BCOF. Includes general details of movement to Japan, base location and activities of the...MSS1284
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Bloomfield, Jack (Lieutenant)
Private Record
Maker: Bloomfield, Jack
Four photograph albums of Lieutenant Jack Bloomfield relating to his service with the British Commonwealth Occupation Forces (BCOF) in 1946. Images in the albums depict Japanese civilians, landscapes...PR01939
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Boating, Lake Chuzenji
Art
Maker: Rowed, Reg
Australian troops boating on Lake Chuzenji, in the Nikko area of Japan, 80 miles north of Tokyo during leave stay at the "Lakeside Hotel", one of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) chain...ART26540
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Bridge to the leave hostel, Beppu
Art
Maker: Rowed, Reg
The Leave Hostel at Beppu, named "Hakuum Hostel", was a former favorite holiday place for Hirohito. British Commonwealth Occupation Force troops now relax in the once very exclusive holiday rendezvous...ART26734
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BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OCCUPATION FORCE (BCOF) OFFICERS DURING AN INSPECTION OF BASE AND AIRFIELD. ...
Photograph
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OCCUPATION FORCE (BCOF) OFFICERS DURING AN INSPECTION OF BASE AND AIRFIELD. FROM LEFT: GROUP CAPTAIN BRIAN EATON (OPERATIONS); LIEUTENANT GENERAL HORACE ROBERTSON, COMMANDER BCOF;...P00122.005
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British Commonwealth Occupation Force patch : Corporal J H Welch, 66 Battalion, BCOF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Square blue sleeve patch embroidered with a King's Crown above a scroll containing the words 'BRITISH COMMONWEALTH FORCES'.REL30376
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British made twelve inch naval gun, found rusting by the beach at Kanokawa, Japan, manufactured ...
Photograph
Maker: Queale, Alan
British made twelve inch naval gun, found rusting by the beach at Kanokawa, Japan, manufactured by Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth & Company Limited. His was possibly sold to the Japanese or captured b...129971
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Brown compressed fibre suitcase : Sergeant L K Robertson, RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Brown compressed fibre suitcase with two locking brass clasps and a central locating clasp at front. Lid is secured by three brass hinges at the rear. Body and edges are bound and studded with extra s...REL28449
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Camera storage travelling case: Lieutenant Alan Queale, Official Photographer, BCOF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Camera and equipment storage case. The case carcass is wood, reinforced with bands of steel and covered in a tweed-pattern heavy duty cotton open weave cloth. The eight upper and lower corners are pro...AWM2020.448.1.19
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Captain Clifford James White, 1899-1996: Extracts from letters, Northern Territory, Borneo, Japan
Manuscript
Maker: Loof, Peter Various White, Clifford James
Manuscript entitled "Captain Clifford James White" which includes transcripts of letters written by White during 1943-1948 from the Northern Territory, Borneo and Japan. The manuscript also contains ...MSS1939
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Carved box : A G McDermid
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Rectangular wooden handmade box with separate lid. On top of the lid is attached the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Japan) formation patch. Below this is stamped JAPAN . The inside of the box...REL39856
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Ceramic recognition model : M6 Staghound Armoured Car
Technology
Maker: Hammond, Stanley James
Hollowcast ceramic model of an M6 Staghound Armoured Car in approximately 1:24 scale with separate hollowcast turret which is loosely wired to the body through a small hole, access to which is gained ...REL33817
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Certificate Collection
Published Collection
Maker: Various
Contains a selection of certificates, scrolls, rolls of honor and nominal rolls related to the armed forces and philanthropic organisations.RC00684
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Cigarette case : Sergeant O C R Pike, 2/3 Casualty Clearing Station
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Chrome-plated brass cigarette case with a decorative finish on the front and back. The case is hinged along the left side and opens by pushing a clasp on the right. The initials 'OCRP' are engraved on...REL31555
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Collection related to the service of Leonard Harold William Andrew
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Major Leonard Harold William Andrew standing next to a 38th parallel sign at the boarder of North and South Korea. Leonard Harold William Andrew enlisted in the Second AIF on 11 April 1944, soon afte...AWM2018.1012.2
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Collection related to the service of Leonard Harold William Andrew
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of 3914 (ex-VX946994, VX221330) Leonard Harold William 'Billy' Andrew. Andrew enlisted in the Second AIF on 11 April 1944, soon after his 18th birthday. He served in the Pacific Theatr...AWM2018.1012.1
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Colour patch : Corporal J H Welch, 66 Australian Infantry Battalion, British Commonwealth Occupation Forces
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Horizontally aligned colour patch for 66 Australian Infantry Battalion, evenly divided into green, purple and green squares on a grey background.REL30379.001
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Corona Four Typewriter : Captain M B Tindale, British Commonwealth Occupation Force
Heraldry
Maker: Smith-Corona Typewriters
Black non-folding, manual, portable, desktop typewriter complete with wooden and leatherette carry case. The aluminium and tin body is finished in black enamel paint. Forty two full size individual ke...REL38910
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Dallmeyer wide angle 2 3/8 inch lens with yellow daylight filter: Lieutenant Alan Queale, Official Photographer, BCOF
Technology
Maker: Dallmeyer
Dallmeyer wide angle Anastigmat 2 3/8 inch lens mounted on a square lens plate for use with the 2x3 Speed Graphic camera. There are two steel pins on either side of the lens, onto which an improvised ...AWM2020.448.1.7
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Dallon 10 inch tele-anastigmat lens on lens plate: Lieutenant Alan Queale, Official Photographer, BCOF
Technology
Maker: Dallmeyer
Dallmeyer Dallon 10 inch f=5.6 tele-anastigmat lens (serial number 315562) fitted onto a Compur shutter assembly and mounted onto a square lens plate to allow it to be used with the 2x3 Speed Graphic....AWM2020.448.1.5
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Decorative cigarette case : Corporal J H Welch, 66 Battalion, British Commonwealth Occupation Force
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Black metal cigarette case with a decorative scene embossed and overlaid with gold and silver on the front. The scene depicts a snow covered Mount Fuji in the background. On a small hill in the foregr...REL30382
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Dispositions of British Commonwealth Occupation Force, Southern Japan
Digitised Collection
Maker: Unknown
A topographic map titled 'Southern Japan; Dispositions of British Commonwealth Occupation Force' covering the area between Kumamoto and Hyogo, Japan. Scale 1:1,000,000, 1947. Shows provinces, boundari...AWM2022.10.11
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Donnelly, Roma
Manuscript
Maker: Donnelly, Roma
Thesis titled `A Civilising Influence? Women in The British Commonwealth Occupation Force in Japan 1946-1952.' Discusses the contribution by Women in Nursing and Medical Services, Red Cross, YMCA, Can...MSS1555